M.G.S. UNIVERSITY BIKANER,
BIKANER
SYLLABUS
SCHEME OF EXAMINATION AND COURSES OF STUDY
FACULTY OF SCIENCE
B.Sc. PART - I EXAMINATION- 2016
(10 + 2 + 3 Pattern)
BOTANY
Three Papers Min. Pass Marks : 54 Max. Marks : 150
Paper I 3 Hours Duration 50 Marks
Paper II 3 Hours Duration 50 Marks
Paper III 3 Hours Duration 50 Marks
Practical : 5 Hrs. Duration, Min. Pass Marks : 27, Max. Marks : 75 (One day)
Note : Each paper is divided into five units. Two questions will be set from each unit. The Candidates are required to attempt 5 questions in all, selecting one question from each unit.
PAPER 1 - ALGAE, LICHENS AND BRYOPHYTES
Unit-I
General characters, thallus organisation, reproduction, pigments and reserve food material in algae. Classification with special reference to Firtsch’s. General account of Cyanobacteria, Cell structure and reproduction in Oscillatoria and Nostoc.
Unit-II
General characters of Chlorophyta and Xanthophyta. Morphology and reproduction inChlorophyta - Volvox, Oedogonium Charophyta- Chara Xanthophyta –Vaucheria
Unit- III
General characters of Phaeophyta and Rhodophyta. Morphology and reproduction in. Phaeophyta - Ectocarpus Rhodophyta - Polysiphonia Economic importance of Algae . Lichens - General characters. Habitat, structure, reproduction ( with special reference to Parmelia and Usnea) and economic importance of Lichens specially as colonisers and indicators of environment.
Unit -IV
General characters and classification of Bryophytes, Evolutionary trends in thallus and sporogonium in Bryophytes. Morphology and life history of Riccia and Marchantia .
Unit-V
Morphology, life history of Anthoceros and Sphagnum. Economic importance of Bryophytes.
PAPER -II MYCOLOGY, MICROBIOLOGY AND PLANT PATHOLOGY
Unit-I
Characteristics and broad classification of Fungi (Alexopoulus and Mims 1979) .Structure and life history of Albugo, Mucor, Penicillium and Morchella.
Unit-II
Structure and life history of Puccinia, Ustilago, Agaricus, and Alternaria. General Economic importance of Fungi.
Unit – III
Brief history of Microbiology : Major contributions of Leuwenhoek, Pasteur, Koch, Metchinkoff, Paul Ehrlich, Edward Jenner, Flemming and Waksman. Characteristics, structure, nutrition and reproduction of Bacteria. Gram staining, economic importance of Bacteria
Unit-IV
Characteristics, structure and economic importance of Mycoplasma, Viruses : nature, structure multiplication and transmission of plant viruses.General account of Viroids, AIDS, Prions.
Unit-V
Principles of Plant Pathology : Symptoms and control measures of following plant diseases; Green ear disease of Bajra. Loose and covered smut of Wheat/ Barley, Black rust of Wheat, Citrus canker, Little leaf of Brinjal, Yellow vein mosaic of Bhindi.
PAPER -III PTERIDOPHYTES, GYMNOSPERMS & PALAEOBOTANY
Unit-I
Characteristics and broad classification of Pteridophyta. Stelar system in Pteridophytes. Geological Time Scale. Types of fossils, process of fossilisation. Applied aspects of Paloaeobotany. Structure of Rhynia and Williamsonia.
Unit-Il
Occurrence, structure and life history of Psilotum, Lycopodium and Equisetum.
Unit-III
Occurrence, structure and life history of Selaginella and Marsilea, Homospory, heterospory and origin of seed habit.
Unit-IV
General characters, economic importance and broad classification of Gymnosperms. Occurrence, structure and life history of Cycas.
Unit-V
Occurrence, Morphology, Anatomy and life history of Pinus and Ephedra.
Reference Books-
1. A text book of Botany Vol. I & II – Saxena and Sarabhai, Ratan Prakashan Mandir, Agra.
2. A text book of Botany – Singh, Pandey and Jain, Rastogi Publication, Merut.
3. Algae, Lichens and Bryophyta – Gena, Verma and Chaudhary, Alka Publication, Ajmer.
4. Fungi, Microbiology and Plant Pathology – Gena, Verma and Chaudhary, Alka Publication, Ajmer. 5. Pteridophyta, Gymnosperms and Palaceobotany – Tyagi and Saxena, R.B.D., Jaipur.
6. Pteridophyta, Gymnosperms and Palaeobotany - – Gena, Verma and Chaudhary, Alka Publication, Ajmer.
7. Practical Botany – Bendre and Kumar, Rastogi Publication, Meerut.
PRACTICALS
* Microscopic preparations and study of the following algal material: Nostoc, Oscillatoria, Volvox, Oedogonium, Vaucheria. Chara, Ectocurpus and Polysiphonia.
* Microscopic preparation and study of Albugo, Mucor, Morchella, Penicillium, Ustilago, Puccinia, Agaricus, Alternaria .
* Staining of different types of Bacteria.
* Study of some locally available plant diseases caused by Viruses. Mycoplasma, Bacteria and Fungi in field/laboratory. Yellow vein mosaic of Bhindi. Little leaf of Brinjal, Citrus canker, Green ear disease of Bajra,Rust and smut of wheat and White rust of Crucifer.
* Study of External morphology and microscopic preparations of the following Bryophytes :- Riccia, Marchantia, Anthoceros and Sphagnum.
* Microscopic examination of fossil slides, specimen/photographs - Rhynia and Williamsonia.
* Microscopic, temporary, double stained preparations and study of stem/rhizome, anatomy of following Pteriodophytes - Psilotum, Lycopodium, Selaginella. Equisetum and Marsilea.
* Study of temporary, single stained microscopic preparations of the followings : Cone of Lycopodium, Selaginella and Equisetum. Sporocarp of Marsilea.
* Microscopic temporary double stained preparations of T.S. of stem of Pinus and Ephedra, T.S.Leaflet and Rachis of Cycas and needle study of Pinus.
* T.S. of normal and coralloid root of Cycas.
* Study of male cone and megasporiphyll of cyces.
* Microscopic preparation of male cone of Pinus and male and female cones of Ephedra,
Marking Scheme
There shall be a practical examination of five hours duration and the distribution of marks shall be as follows –
Students Regular & N.C. Ex.
1. A double stained section of plant part either of
Pteridophyte or Gymnosperm (Glycerine mount) 8 10
2. Minor preparation of Pteridophyte or Gymnosperm
(not covered in Ques. 1) 6 8
3. Preparation and mounting of the part of
(a) A Bryophyte 6 7
(b) A Fungus 5 5
(c) An Alga 5 5
(d) Bacteria 3 5
4. Spots - Seven (a) One from each group
(Algae, Lichen, Bryophyta, Fungi, Fossil, Pteridophyte,
Gymnosperm) 21 21
(b) One pathological specimen for comments 3 5
5. Viva-Voce 8 9
6. Practical record 10 -
Total 75 75
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